Pope urges church to listen to sorrows of abuse victims, walk together
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pain must never give rise to violence, and every Catholic needs to learn to safeguard with tenderness…
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Papal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection…
Papal commission to submit first safeguarding report, launches study group
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The pope’s commission for advancing the Catholic Church’s efforts to prevent the abuse of vulnerable…
Abuse allegations down, but challenges remain, say US bishops in report
byBy Gina Christian Abuse allegations against Catholic clergy and religious in the U.S. declined last year, but challenges remain regarding protecting vulnerable adults and…
Former doctrinal enforcer used pontificate to crack down on sex abuse
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The late Pope Benedict XVI’s disgust over the abuse scandals marring the church was made evident even before…
Abuse survivor believes now is a great evangelical moment for church
byBy Jay Nies, Catholic News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Teresa Pitt Green, who as a child was sexually abused by Catholic priests, said…
Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The increased screen time and isolation due to quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19…
Editorial — We are the church
byWe casually refer to all sorts of things as “the church” — the church as the Holy See, the church as its bishops and…
Archdiocese remains faithful to charter, audit shows
byBy Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Since the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse was made public last month, observers have expressed renewed outrage…